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>> we sometimes don't get the respect we deserve. like there is no culture in d.c. any time a new person is in d.c., i try to tell them the history of the city because so many people don't know. they don't understand why we don't have representation. they think it's because the government is here, but when black people moved here after the reconstruction period, white people did not think we were smart enough to govern ourselves. we don't have representation because of racism. >> she ain't lying. 25,000 africans moved to town because it was pro union and they had a growing infrastructure of bl...

History of the city because so many people don't know. they don't understand why we don't have representation. they think it's because the government is here, but when black people moved here after the reconstruction period, white people did not think we were smart enough to govern ourselves. we don't have representation because of racism. >> she ain't lying. 25,000 africans moved to town because it was pro union and they had a growing inf infrastructure of black businesses. they had a greater percentage of black folks that led to many black politicians. locally they empowered themselves -- th...